diff --git a/bower.json b/bower.json
index 4b3915785..8f3dcc118 100644
--- a/bower.json
+++ b/bower.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "pdfjs-dist",
-  "version": "1.3.38",
+  "version": "1.3.40",
   "main": [
     "build/pdf.js",
     "build/pdf.worker.js"
diff --git a/build/pdf.combined.js b/build/pdf.combined.js
index 7faa9274e..d20de2b2e 100644
--- a/build/pdf.combined.js
+++ b/build/pdf.combined.js
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ if (typeof PDFJS === 'undefined') {
   (typeof window !== 'undefined' ? window : this).PDFJS = {};
 }
 
-PDFJS.version = '1.3.38';
-PDFJS.build = '83dbdc1';
+PDFJS.version = '1.3.40';
+PDFJS.build = 'a8279f7';
 
 (function pdfjsWrapper() {
   // Use strict in our context only - users might not want it
@@ -18271,6 +18271,9 @@ var PartialEvaluator = (function PartialEvaluatorClosure() {
         return translated.loadType3Data(self, resources, operatorList, task).
           then(function () {
           return translated;
+        }, function (reason) {
+          return new TranslatedFont('g_font_error',
+            new ErrorFont('Type3 font load error: ' + reason), translated.font);
         });
       }).then(function (translated) {
         state.font = translated.font;
diff --git a/build/pdf.js b/build/pdf.js
index 1ad4a6c15..55edcb214 100644
--- a/build/pdf.js
+++ b/build/pdf.js
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ if (typeof PDFJS === 'undefined') {
   (typeof window !== 'undefined' ? window : this).PDFJS = {};
 }
 
-PDFJS.version = '1.3.38';
-PDFJS.build = '83dbdc1';
+PDFJS.version = '1.3.40';
+PDFJS.build = 'a8279f7';
 
 (function pdfjsWrapper() {
   // Use strict in our context only - users might not want it
diff --git a/build/pdf.worker.js b/build/pdf.worker.js
index 4645dff8d..ec7182191 100644
--- a/build/pdf.worker.js
+++ b/build/pdf.worker.js
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ if (typeof PDFJS === 'undefined') {
   (typeof window !== 'undefined' ? window : this).PDFJS = {};
 }
 
-PDFJS.version = '1.3.38';
-PDFJS.build = '83dbdc1';
+PDFJS.version = '1.3.40';
+PDFJS.build = 'a8279f7';
 
 (function pdfjsWrapper() {
   // Use strict in our context only - users might not want it
@@ -11198,6 +11198,9 @@ var PartialEvaluator = (function PartialEvaluatorClosure() {
         return translated.loadType3Data(self, resources, operatorList, task).
           then(function () {
           return translated;
+        }, function (reason) {
+          return new TranslatedFont('g_font_error',
+            new ErrorFont('Type3 font load error: ' + reason), translated.font);
         });
       }).then(function (translated) {
         state.font = translated.font;
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2843196bd..12612c58a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "pdfjs-dist",
-  "version": "1.3.38",
+  "version": "1.3.40",
   "description": "Generic build of Mozilla's PDF.js library.",
   "keywords": [
     "Mozilla",